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Table 2.3--Continued<br />

Study<br />

Ewing,<br />

MacDonald,<br />

Taylor, &<br />

Bowers (2007)<br />

Observational<br />

Quantitative<br />

& Qualitative<br />

Pre-Posttest<br />

Comparison.<br />

Sample<br />

Characteristics,<br />

Sample Size<br />

n=28 (36 voluntary<br />

participants, 28<br />

tested) youths from<br />

alternative school w/<br />

SED, age 10-13. M, F,<br />

varying ethnicity, low<br />

SES.<br />

Teacher-referred.<br />

4-5 youths per 9 wk<br />

session, Groups<br />

selected for similar<br />

age & IQ. Wait List<br />

comparison.<br />

Targeted<br />

Behaviors Intervention/Comparison Assessment Outcome<br />

Predict ↑ in sense 2 hrs, 2 x wk @ 9 wks=36 h + Pre and post Self- H1-H5 not<br />

of self-worth, selfesteem<br />

classroom incorporation. Some Perception Profile for supported<br />

(H1), inter- riding. Each youth partnered Children (SR).<br />

statistically.<br />

personal empathy w/a horse for the duration, Empathy<br />

Qualitative<br />

(H2), and internal hypothesized to form<br />

Questionnaire. LOC observational<br />

LOC (H3). ↓ in connection & address focus and Scale (mod. Nowicki- data from<br />

depression (H4) attention deficits. Participation Strickland Internal- teacher,<br />

and loneliness in all aspects of care & handling External Control Scale instructor, and<br />

(H5).<br />

(except turn-out in pen). for Children. (SR). volunteers did<br />

Supervised by teachers and Children’s Depression support positive<br />

*sometimes school<br />

Inventory (SR).<br />

effects.<br />

psychologist, with participation Children’s Loneliness<br />

of volunteer helpers.<br />

Questionnaire. Valid &<br />

Reliable.<br />

26<br />

Kaiser, Smith,<br />

Heleski, &<br />

Spence (2006)<br />

Observational<br />

Pre-Posttest<br />

Comparison<br />

*confound/limitation<br />

n=17 at-risk 8-13 yr<br />

old, M=6, F=11, 15 W,<br />

1 H, 1 NA<br />

+ 14 SpEd, 10-18 yr<br />

old, M=7, F=7<br />

(ethnicity not<br />

reported).<br />

At-risk: Anger,<br />

anxiety, perceived<br />

self-competence,<br />

gross and fine<br />

motor coordination.<br />

SpEd: anger,<br />

cheerfulness, and<br />

behavior<br />

At-risk: 1 hour riding 1x week,<br />

for 8 weeks=8 riding sessions.<br />

SpEd: 1 hour riding 2x week for<br />

4 weeks=8 riding sessions.<br />

*<br />

3-5 riders in each group, each<br />

session. No further description<br />

given.<br />

Pre-and post<br />

At-risk: Children’s<br />

Inventory of Anger,<br />

State-Trait Anxiety<br />

Inventory for Children,<br />

Self-Perception Profile<br />

for Children, Bruininks-<br />

Oseretsky test for<br />

motor coordination.<br />

SpEd: Children’s<br />

Inventory of Anger,<br />

STCI-S, revised<br />

Conners-Wells SRS,<br />

Conners’ Parent Rating<br />

Scale, long version.<br />

At risk: No<br />

statistically<br />

significant<br />

differences, but<br />

found ↑ 3-16 in<br />

measure of<br />

motor<br />

coordination.<br />

SpEd: Total<br />

anger sig ↓;<br />

p< 0,05. Scores<br />

for cheerfulness<br />

not significantly<br />

different. Sig. ↑<br />

in children’s<br />

perceptions.<br />

Boys’ Mom’s<br />

perceptions ↑

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